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18 of September, 14:27

Ukrainian Military shelled the district of Donetsk Iveron monastery
Another religious complex, Holy Iveron monastery near Donetsk airport was bombarded from the Ukrainian security forces, informs the official Internet-portal of Donetsk and Mariupol eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate.

" in Donetsk Mat precipitated shells Holy Iveron monastery for women, right in front of the Donetsk airport, bombing churches and buildings of the monastery. The monastery houses the icon of the Iveron Mother of God, the second title of " Vratarnitsey, " said the report.

Holy Iveron monastery for women is not the 1st, which was bombarded by a declared truce. A few days ago, considerable damage received St. Nicholas Church in the Village of the Luhansk.

Just in the process of military actions in the South-East of Ukraine received damages or lost more than a dozen churches and temples. Among the burned and destroyed the temples of the country today are the temple of Annunciation, Gorlovka, the Church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God " Tenderness " of the city of Lugansk, resurrection Church in Slavyansk, Iversky women's monastery in the city of Donetsk and others.

in addition to the destruction of churches, only in the last month of summer in Ukraine were killed 3 of the cleric and three others were Attacked and received various kinds of damage and injury. Were attacked temples and Authorized other Christian denominations in the country.

together with the destruction of the churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate and is an illegal seizure of religious premises by representatives of the non-canonical Orthodox structures. Thus, in the last month of the six parishes of the UOC-MP were engaged followers unrecognized in the world of the Kyivan Patriarchate. In most cases, the seizure was conducted fraudulently.

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